21 year old female weight 235 5'8

I want to be around 176.  I am active, i work out with jillian michaels 30 day challenge daily, and i seem to not go anywhere.  Can anyone share their secrets with me?  And how you did it?

My first goal is to get to 225, then 215, then so on.

-Watch your ratio's of fat/carbs/protein

-Get plenty of protein

- Lift weights, muscle burns fat and increases metabolism

- Get a serious plan, stick to it. Be honest with yourself

- Take one day at a time, take progress pictures, and measurments  ... just some ideas!

Set healthy mini goals.... reward accordingly!

I once made that same journey, from 235 to 175... I did it in college when I became a vegetarian.  I ate a lot of meat substitutes, and got a lot of my protein from nuts and beans as well (oh, and I still ate a lot of fish & shrimp).  Cutting that fat out of my diet helped immensely.  Since eating meat again, I've gained some of the weight back.  I'm looking to incorporate a lot of my vegetarian eating habits back into my diet, and save eating meat (especially red meat) for once a week.